Orvisburg, Mississippi
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Pearl River County Population: 435 in 1900 187 in 1910 Town incorporated: 1-15-1897 Post office: 9-13-1889 to 6-15-1927
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Next Town North- Hillsdale
NO&NE Milepost 120.7 (from Meridian)
Next Town South- Willman |
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1918 soil survey map |
1958 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe: Orvisburg was formed when the Champion Lumber Co.
built a large sawmill here in 1888 and was named for Everett E. Orvis,
secretary of the lumber company. A post office opened in September 1889 and was originally spelled "Orvisburgh"
until it was renamed in 1892. Everett E. Orvis was first postmaster. The
sawmill was sold to the Cecil Lumber Co. in 1917, and again to the Southern
Lumber & Timber Co. in 1920. It finally closed in 1927, and the town
died out.
INDUSTRY - Champion Lumber Co.- 1888-1917 Cecil Lumber Co.- 1917-1920 Southern Lumber & Timber Co.- 1920-1922 Nortac Manufacturing Co.- 1922-1924 (leased) Southern Lumber & Timber Co.- 1924-1927 |
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A northbound NO&NE passenger train passes the Champion Lumber Co. sawmill at Orvisburg in this view looking southwest. |
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This view looks northeast from the mill and shows what appears to be the commissary, hotel, and larger managers' houses at downtown Orvisburg. The railroad depot appears at the far right of the photo. |
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Another view looking west towards the sawmill from the town.
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net